Mar 26, 2007

Rainy Day Rumi Ruminations

More Range

We're friends with the one who kills us,
who gives us to the ocean waves. We

love this death. Only ingorance says,
Put if off a while, day after tomorrow.

Don't avoid the knife. This friend
only seems fierce, bringing your soul

more range, perching your falcon on a
cliff of the wind. Jesus on his cross,

Hallaj on his-those absurd killings
hold a secret. Cautious cynics know

what they're doing every moment and why.
Submit to love without thinking, as

the sun this morning rose recklessly
extinguishing our star-candle minds.

Rumi

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